IPBA News & Events
Upcoming Florida Flamingo Chapter Meeting
Pink Birds and Pretty Portraits The Florida Flamingos Chapter of the IPBA will be holding a Zoom meeting: Sunday, August 17th, 2025 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern US) OPEN TO ALL! We’ll be having a show […]
Our Virtual Museum Welcomes its 11,000th Item!
The IPBA is proud to welcome a very special limited edition bottle as the 11,000th item in our Virtual Museum!. It is the “Le Flacon Tortue Red Edition” by Guerlain. They describe it as follows: “An exceptional creation […]
2025 Perfume Bottles Auction Recap
The 2025 Perfume Bottle Auction by Ken Leach was a very successful online auction. Many of the items shown on this website’s auction preview sold for higher than expected prices. As a result, Ken and Armando have made […]
“Fragrance and Form: Design and Perfume Culture” Exhibit Now Open!
The exhibition “Fragrance and Form: Design and Perfume Culture” opened on 31 May at Casa do Design in Matosinhos (city in northern Portugal). Andrew Howard, the exhibition’s curator, draws on Afonso Oliveira’s private collection, which highlights notable pieces […]
Awards Presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting
The IPBA has a tradition of honoring our hard-working volunteers. The following awards were made at the Annual Meeting during our 2025 Annual Convention:
Recap of the 2025 Convention in Portland, Oregon
View a detailed recap of the International Perfume Bottle Association’s 2025 Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon. Many educational sessions and lots of buying opportunities in an elegant setting!
Lanvin Perfumes Presentation on YouTube
Did you miss the March 2nd special presentation on Lanvin by the esteemed expert and author Jean-Marie Martin-Hattemberg? He will delved into the world of Jeanne Lanvin, “the elegant magician” (1867 – 1946). We recorded the presentation, and […]
2024 Perfume Bottle Design Competition Winners
While ‘vintage’ may rule the days of Convention, the IPBA recognizes that every gorgeous bottle was at one time a sparkling new work of art. And from there the IPBA PERFUME BOTTLE DESIGN COMPETITION was born. The competition […]
IPBA Virtual Museum Welcomes Its 10,000 Item!
The IPBA Virtual Museum continues to grow its collection of perfumes, compacts, powder boxes, purses, vanity items, and related ephemera. But 10,000 items is just a drop in the bucket given what is out there across all these […]
Do You Have A Relative’s Collection To Sell?
The IPBA Website is not a selling site, but we do believe in connecting sellers and buyers. We are starting a new program where non-dealers* selling a family collection can place a paid notice on our website main […]
IPBA Website Wins Award!
The IPBA website was entered into the 2024 Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors website competition – AND WE WON FIRST PLACE! The IPBA website’s Virtual Museum editors Virginia Merrill (IPBA Webmaster) and Helen Farnsworth (IPBA Archivist) want to thank […]
Portuguese Perfume Exhibition
Portuguese perfume and vanity items from the collection of Afonso Oliveira will be on exhibit at the Museu De Lisboa Palacio Pimenta now through December 2024
Our Virtual Museum is Amazingly International!
As befits an organization calling itself the International Perfume Bottle Association, our Virtual Museum of over 11,000 items is amazingly international – with representation from 36 countries!
IPBA Virtual Museum Welcomes Its 9,000th Item!
The IPBA Virtual Museum continues to grow its collection of perfumes, compacts, powder boxes, purses, vanity items, and related ephemera. But 9,000 items is just a drop in the bucket given what is out there across all these […]
Are You a Perfume or Vanity Item Vendor?
Do you sell perfumes, compacts, vintage purses or other vanity items? If so, the IPBA is looking for you! We have multiple selling opportunities for you to reach your target audience! The IPBA annual convention brings together hundreds […]
IPBA Virtual Museum Welcomes Its 8,000th Item!!
Tall, tapering bottle of clear crystal that features molded poppy blossoms at the top, with the stems running down the corners to leaves at the bottom. This decoration is frosted with warm grey staining. The stopper is molded […]
View a Perfume Bottle Quarterly Sample
One of the benefits of IPBA membership is the Perfume Bottle Quarterly (aka the PBQ). While our archives of 35 years of PBQ issues is for members-only, we’re providing here a sample of our award-winning PBQ for non-members […]
Welcome the 7,000th Item in the IPBA Virtual Museum!
Porcelain bottle depicts Cupid at his grinder in front of a fountain with a mask face. At the bottom is a black spotted dog with his red collar. The porcelain bottle and stopper with brass fittings has a […]
IPBA Museum Collection: Space in the Case
We need your help and donations to grow our IPBA Museum Collection. We are inviting YOU, our Members, to donate to our wonderful collection. No donation is too small! Today, the IPBA Museum Collection is housed in the […]
The IPBA Shoppe
Welcome to the IPBA Shoppe, where you can view IPBA branded merchandise available for purchase! We’re starting with prior year convention pins, $15 each. 2024 convention pin, $20 each. IPBA tote bags are $20, and watches are $20. […]
New IPBA Multi-Lingual Membership Brochures Available!
Beautiful, updated IPBA membership brochures are now available! Its multi-fold design allowed us to have a panel in English, as well as 10 other languages! These languages include: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian […]
Student Collectors Now Open to College Students
The IPBA now has a special, low-cost membership option for art, art history, design, and glass making students interested in studying the history, and design of perfume bottles, and vanity items. IPBA membership will provide them with access […]
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